Gavar climate — normals and trends
Gavar (Armenia) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 1,132 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (14.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gavar averages 181 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Gavar has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 193 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.9 °C (on 28 July 1973) and the coldest -27.0 °C (on 19 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GavarGegharkunik
- coords
- 40.35°, 45.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
7.3°C
Average daily low
-0.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,132mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
181 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
265.4 cm
Average feels-like high
5.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
27.9 °C
28 July 1973
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
19 January 1964
Wettest day
53 mm
10 November 2003
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
24 March 2018
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
4 January 1979
Hottest feels-like
29.8 °C
9 August 2006
Coldest feels-like
-31.7 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
33.0 cm
10 November 2003
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | -5.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 68 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 5.2 °C | +5.4 °C | 88 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 7.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 195 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 158 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 96 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 157 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 51 mm | -66 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 38 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +4.9 °C | 8 mm | -49 mm |
| Dec | -1.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 64 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gavar?
Gavar has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 1,132 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gavar?
The hottest day measured in Gavar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1973, reaching 27.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gavar?
The coldest day measured in Gavar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gavar?
Yes. Gavar gets on average 265.4 cm of snow per year and has around 181 frost days.
Has the climate of Gavar warmed?
Yes: Gavar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gavar?
The wettest day measured in Gavar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 2003, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gavar?
The windiest day measured in Gavar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2018, with winds reaching 34.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gavar?
The warmest month in Gavar is August (14.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gavar?
Gavar receives on average 1,132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gavar?
Gavar gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gavar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gavar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 2003, with 33.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gavar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gavar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gavar?
In Gavar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.8 °C on 9 August 2006, and the lowest was -31.7 °C on 19 January 1964.
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